On the 6th of August 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Today we will remember that day 68 years ago and all its consequences, with an episode inspired by the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist leader of the Manhattan Project and main responsible for the creation…
This week Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the concept of Labyrinth, focusing specifically on the Minotaur Labyrinth and related mythology. If you need to remind the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, you can do it by ckecking, for instance, the following links: http://www.explorecrete.com/history/labyrinth-minotaur.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth Without further ado, here is the playlist…
This week we will focus on emotions that can bring us to tears. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. William Blake Desiderii Marginis – This Vale of Tears (The Ever Green Tree) Max Richter – Iinterior Tears An Idea (Henry May Long) David Nevue – No More Tears Ordo Funebris – Lacrima…
This episode of Between Birds of Prey is about the consequences of warfare and the ideology behind heroism. What is heroism? Is it still meaningful nowadays as it was in the past? What is the goal of the hero? Is its effort futile? Many of these questions will be answered, or at least focused, during the two…